@ age of 94.
No foil play. Seems like a suicide…wife and family dog all found dead?
let the authorities investigation results decides… the most we can do is just guessing.
the weather had been cold in Santa Fe for the last numbers of weeks. it wouldn’t be surprising when one old folk dead in his/her sleep,then the other old companion dies of grief… if they live in a secluded zone, should the dog howl sorrowly… nobody can notice, let alone getting fed by dead souls.
since no foul play is found.
It seems there is more to it…Police now re-open the case and suspected foul play. Mummification of hands…autopsy didn’t show any kind of trauma and struggle…now waiting fr toxicology report. Hmmm…it is really odd that the dogs also died along with the couple. It seems like a twilight zone episode…art imitates life, even death, Gene is going out in a bang.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/us/gene-hackman-wife-dead-new-mexico.html
Two of my fave all time Gene Hackman favourites…
Crimson Tide - I rewatched this multiple times
Behind Enemy Lines - Great action and my guilty pleasure
Gene’s Military Character in:
-scope(ws2.35:1) don’t miss out A Bridge Too Far,
-focus(ws1.85:1) BAT*21, Uncommon Valor, The Package.
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It appears that Gene Hackman died of heart related ailment while his wife was dead one week before him, likely cause of death is virus infection. The dog died of starvation as no one cares for it.
Such a sad end for such a great actor